Steam-hose.



E. E. GOLD.

STEAM HOSE.

APPLIOTION FILED JAN. 13, 1911.

Patented .121.11.23, 1912. A

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i i5` its life without impairing its flexibility.

. To all whom it mag/.concerns i EDWARD E. Goni), or vomi. N. Y@

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Be it known that I', vEDWARD new vand useful Improvements in lSteam-f Hose, of which the following a specificay hose, `and is particularly adaptedfor use'inl connection with such hose when employed yto .connect steam pipes employed for heating railway trains.

The object of the construction 'of such hose. and'increase In carrying these kobjectjsinto effect, I have provided they hose with a reinforcement consisting preferablyof metallic wires lso disposed that `adjacent wires shall lie near together, and interposing between such wires compressible material vwhich will permitn the hose to retain its flexiblecharacter.

In the application of reinforcing wiresto steam hose, particularly to;"such. hosefwhen used uponpheating pipes of rrailway trains;y if thewire is laid so that ladj acent -coils iarer` substantially incontact, the'hose is so rigid that its usefulness is substantially destroyed, If, however, such wire is'coiled'so that al space between adjacent coilslis `left to vper-y mit the hose to easily bend, the pressureof the steam within the hose,",combinedvv with its heat, has the effect Vof expanding the rubber lining andr the Astrengthening fabric usually employed in suoli hose, between the coils, and this operation being constantly re# Y peated, rapidly destroys the hose; To overcome this objection,4 hose of great thickness whasbeen employed for such purpose, to-wit,

as heavy as eight-ply. i This is very eXpen-` sive to produce and does. not fully accoin`` plish the desired,I object.

, My improvedx hosex .possesses all` they strength whichmay be lrequired and whieh is imparted to -it yby the reinforcing wire, and in addition, the compressible material 1 interposed Lbetween the wiresv will, owing Ito its oompressiblenature, permit thehose to be sufficiently iexedfor 'all'necessary' pur-V poses.

Y, A desirable form 'in whichy invention .i may be embodied is illustrated in the' accom.-

Ipanying drawing,l wherem.V 1

specification of Letters Patent. l

State of New York, have invented certain Figs. 3 and 4t my inventionis to strengthenv v Y purpose.

Figure `lrepresents a plan view partly in 'section of a steam hosetowhich myinvenA 'Patenteaeian'aaiei2- ,L L Application mea January 13,'i9i'1j. sei'aiiv. 602,376. Y f l `tion/'has beenapplied. F ig. 2 is a /fragmentary Ilongitudinal section thereof, ,and

forms.`

l In the preferred formfof `my invention the reinforcingn wire is inclosed in a covering preferably of Vtextile material, suon as cotton are similar views of modified i thread or'cord, braided orwound thereon to,v

two-ply, three-ply, ory more, as may-be rei 'quired 'for the size of wireand of hose. For

' a suitable.: thickness, which may= be wound the ordinary steam hose I believe three-ply Y `would vbe suflicient. This covering ofV the wire may Vwell be then treated so that it shall ,known methods maybe "employed for this The covered wire is then wound Ibe waterproof, and any one of many wellabout thenoutside ofthe hose so that it shall" fitv snug thereon and that adjacent coils shall lie close together and with their mfabric covering substantiallyin contact. l `The hose j reinforced by this covering will be found to lpossesssjifficient flexibility forthe'purpsa' f and-fthe closely' wound wire will eifectually strengthen 'thef hose and prevent any enpan#y wsion; of thehose between adjacent coils The fabric v,covering of the wire-not onlyv y' l provides compressible material tofperrnit- I y i 1slightdegree of movement ofthe )virs relative Ato. each other, but also'covers they wire may be handled without burning vthe fingers..`

1 arsection ofsteam hose fitted Vwith inyipref` ferred 1form of reinforcement, 'and Fig.

Y:2fadetailed longitudinal 'seetion .of the hose with the said-reinforcement injpl'ace.v The steam. hose Afas hereill'ustrated, is" of` usual construction, comprising layers of fabric al,

:unitedfby `layers of rubber cement a? and y Upfonthe exteriorfof theI hose -my` reinforcement is provided I which'here consists -ioo so that when thehoseis filled with steamI it ,n

In'thedrawingsIhaveillustratedinFig,

of a wire B inclosed ina fabric cover/ingo,

thereon; orapplied in any suitable manner.

cally uponythe steainjlio'seA fittingsnugly' "which mayA be woven,br`aided or wound "thereon andhaving adjacent coilsisubstanf tially in contact as isy represented inF-ig.12. 4 y

The ends of the hose are illustrated as mounted upon fittings C C which may serve for attachment to the train pipe and coupler if t-he hose is used upon a railway train to connect the steam pipes. Bands D are provided to attach the hose to the fittings, and such bands are of usual construction, with ears and screw bolts to t-ighten the hose upon the fittings. The ends of the wire B are illustrated as being secured and held in position by being passed under the bands D.

I prefer to waterproof the textile covering b of the wires B so that the same may assist in excluding moisture from hose A, thereby increasing the life of the said hose as well as the life of the said covering b.

If the wires B were coiled about the hose A with adjacent convolutions in contact without the covering b, it will be apparent that the resulting structure would be rigid. By the interposition, however, o f the compressible material I) lI have provided a construction whereon adjacent convolutions,

even if wound closely together, may ap preach each other to a slight extent, and this slight movement will be found sufficient to permit the reinforced hose to be readily flexed. Where such iexing occurs the tendency will be on the inner side of the bent hose to crowd the compressible material together and more completely fill the slight space between the inner sides of the adjacent convolutions. On the opposite or outer side of the bend the said compressible material b, being closely wound, will be permitted to expand and it will be found that the hose is not deprived of the reinforcement of the wire to a sufficient extent to permit a destructive expansion and contraction of the hose` between the adjacent convolutions.

The compressible material which is interposed between the coils of the wire is not necessarily present in the form of a jacket or cover for the said wire. It may take the form of a thin ribbon of a suitable compressible material such as rubber fabric, paper, or paper board, which if not waterproof in its nature, may be treated to make it so and may be interposed between the adjacent coils of the reinforcing wire. In Fig.

3 such ribbon or stripis designated b1 and may, if desired, extend a small distance above wires B to provide a protection for` the hand in holding the hose. The compres sible material may also take the form of a woven, braided, or twisted cord or line, such as b2 in Fig. 4. This may be made of soft material, if desired, such as marlin, cotton cord, hemp, etc., treated, if desired, to make it waterproof and laid between the convolutions of the wire B, the outer side of which may be raised sufficiently above the surface B to serve as a protection, if de- 65 sired.

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the wires B will be laid as closely together as possible so that the compressible material b1 or b2 shall be tightly compressed and thereby permit the adjacent convolutions of the wire B to approach each other closely enough to furnish the needed support for the hose.

Although I have described with great particularity the details of my invention, it is not to be inferred that I regard the same as limited in all respects as to such details mentioned, as additions may be made t0 the invention, such as the employment of additional plies exterior to wires B, or equivalent devices may be used such as are within the limits of the appended claims.

IVhat I claim is:

l. In a steam hose, a flexible body portion and an outer reinforcing covering therefor of wire, the adjacent coils of which lie close together and a packing of compressible material between adjacent coils.

2. In a steam hose, a flexible body portion and an outer reinforcing covering therefor of helically coiled wire fitting snugly thereto, the adjacent coils of which lie close together and a packing of compressible material between adjacent coils.

3. In a steam hose, a liexible body portion and an outer reinforcing covering therefor of wire inclosed in compressible material, said wire coiled on said flexible body portion so that adjacent coils are close together.

4. In a steam hose, a fiexible body portion and an outer reinforcing covering therefor of helically wound wire covered with compressible material, the adjacent coils of wire lying close together.

5. In a steam hose, a fiexible body portion and an outer reinforcing covering therefor` of wire, the adjacent coils of which lie close together and a covering for said wire of textile material inclosing salne.

6. In a steam hose, a flexible body portion and an outer reinforcing covering therefor of wire wound snugly thereon, the adjacent coils of wire lying close together and a covering for said wire of textile material.

7. In a steam hose, a flexible body portion and an outer reinforcing covering therefor of wire, adjacent coils lying close together, and each coil having a covering of waterproof compressible material.

8. In a steam hose, a fiexible body portion and an outer reinforcing covering therefor of snugly fitting wire helically wound thereon, adjacent coils lying close together, and each coil having a covering of waterproof textile fabric.

9. In a steam hose, a fiexible body portion and an outer covering therefor of helically wound wire fitting snugly thereto, adjacent coils at each end of said hose lying close together, and each ooil'having a *covering* Sgned'lmy nain of textile fabric, fittings for said-,hose atY` Scribing 'WitnessefsjI each end thereof extending Within Said hose A 4 and bands for securing ysaiol hoser onv said fittings, the ends of `sind Wire extending 11n-YV der and being held by said bands,V n

In Witness whereof, I vhave hereunto WitnessesjE A, v

HENRY'M. TURK,

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